Sarabjit still on death row, says Pakistan

Lahore: Pakistan has denied that there is any change in the status of death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh.

Asked whether Sarabjit would be freed in exchange for some Pakistani prisoners being held in India, Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq said "status quo was being maintained in the case of the Indian prisoner".

He declined to give further details.

HOPEFUL: Sarabjit's family members hold his photo as they pray for his release from a Pakistan prison.